Stomphastis cardamitis (Meyrick, 1921)

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Permalink:	STOMCARD
Higher taxa:	Gracillariidae (family)/  Ornixolinae (subfamily)/  Stomphastis (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Meyrick, 1921)
Citation:	Parectopa cardamitis n. sp.
Original genus:	Parectopa
Publication:	Meyrick, E. 1921a. Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera.
Journal:	Annals of the Transvaal Museum
Volume:	8
Issue:	2
Pagination:	122
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50414643

Stomphastis cardamitis (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Stomphastis cardamitis (Meyrick, 1921)	Holotype	♂	TMSA	Holotype ♂, genitalia slide G7209, TMSA	South Africa	[South Africa], Transvaal [Gauteng], Pretoria.
Stomphastis cardamitis (Meyrick, 1921)	Allotype	♀	TMSA	Metallotype ♀, genitalia slide G7522, TMSA.	South Africa	[South Africa], Transvaal [Gauteng], Pretoria.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Stomphastis cardamitis (Meyrick, 1921)	Namibia		De Prins, J., Taylor, D. B. J., Fagua Gonzalez, G., Dobson, J., Hereward, J. P., Shi, B., Rahman, M. M., Dhileepan, K. 2023. Taxonomic delineation of the Old World species Stomphastis thraustica (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) feeding on Jatropha gossypiifolia (Euphorbiaceae) that was collected in the New World and imported as a biocontrol agent to Australia. page 386
Stomphastis cardamitis (Meyrick, 1921)	South Africa	Gauteng	Meyrick, E. 1921a. Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera. page 122

Plant note:

A moderate, irregular, oblong, semi-transparent blotch mine which starts as a narrow, short gallery.

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Stomphastis cardamitis (1)

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